1. Bradley J. Conant
Bconant@alumni.berklee.edu
774-722-1835
@BostonDrums
Teaching Experience:
Stoughton High School, Stoughton MA
September 2014-Present
Percussion caption head, Ensemble Leader, Consultant, Writer and Pit Ensemble Educator
grades 6-12
• General instruction and technique building for orchestral percussion as well as drum line
• Teaching a broad range of styles and instruments; Timpani, Drum set, Marching snare,
orchestral snare and percussion, Marching Tenors
• Jazz Ensemble consultant and arranger
• One on one help with students to trouble shoot musical and logistical issues
• Tuning of all drums, orchestral and drum line
• Consults teachers on purchases of new equipment and repairing broken equipment
• Liaison of special instructions to students from the different teachers and supervisors
• Creative thinking regarding the students performances and rehearsals
• Analysis of changes and edits needed of the music to better the program
In School Private Percussion Instructor
September 2014-Present
Randolph High School, Stoughton High School, Bridgewater Raynham High School grade 5-12
• Teaching a broad range of styles and instruments including timpani, drum set, battery
percussion and orchestral percussion
• Help teach music given to them by concert band/jazz band/percussion
ensemble/marching band teachers
• Preparing students for auditions and music after acceptance
• Scheduling lesson times and coordinating lesson spaces
• Collecting the lesson fee from students and parents
• Creating unique lesson plans for each student
Bridgewater Raynham High School and Middle School, Bridgewater MA
November 2014 – April 2016
Winter Percussion Instructor/Writer/Pilot Program Coordinator grades 6-12
• Writing for the entire ensemble, including rhythm section (Guitar, Bass guitar)
• Writing each part to cater the individual students abilities
• In charge of 21 plus students
• Technique instruction and trouble shooting issues posed by students
• Making on the fly adjustments easy for kids to understand and play
• Lesson planning and coordination of the program
• Tuning and repair of all drums Orchestral and Battery
Jamaica Field Service Project (JAFSP) Jamaica
March 2010 and March 2011
Teaching Volunteer for general music and hand percussion in schools from pre k to high school
• Served as a musical ambassador of the US
• Volunteered time to travel to a third world country to help preserve the culture and tribal
songs of Jamaica to the children of the Country.
• Taught singing with enthusiasm to children of Jamaica

2. • Taught hand percussion along with other auxiliary percussion to students age range from
2 – 18
• Traveled around the country teaching drums and learning new styles from authentic
musicians from Jamaica
• The leader for a group of over 10 teachers for teaching music at the schools.
• Able to portray the curriculum to not only the younger age group but to a completely
different culture as well.
Nauset Regional High School, Eastham, MA
January 2006 – June 2007
Percussion Ensemble Instructor, Drum line writer and instructor
• Leader of the Percussion ensemble.
• Coordinated assignments and implemented new teaching ideas.
• Taught a wide variety of percussion instruments (timpani, Mallets, auxiliary, etc.).
• Prepared the ensemble for combined rehearsals and concerts with concert band and jazz
band.
• Organized and created the first drum line in Nauset history.
• Wrote many exercises, warm-ups, and musical pieces for percussion ensemble and drum
line.
• Helped with fundraisers for the music department.
Skills:
• Enthusiastic and highly motivated
• Highly Professional, timely and very organized
• Ability to connect with children
• Great with kids of all ages
• Writing all styles of music appropriate to the skill of the students
• Great Communication with Parents
• Repairing any kind of percussion instrument
Education:
Berklee School of Music, Boston, MA 2007-2011
Coursework in Performance, Education, Business and Law.
Endorsements:
Vater Percussion Educator Brad Conant (Click Here)
Performance Experience:
Theatre:
• Songs For a New World – Jason Robert Brown
• Candid – Leonard Bernstein
• One More for the Road – Jean Ann Ryan
• Malibu Waves – Jean Ann Ryan
• Over the Big Top – Jean Ann Ryan
• Backstage Pass – Jean Ann Ryan
• Rocky Horror Picture Show – Richard O’brien
• Anything Goes – Cole Porter
• Frog and Toad – Robert and Willie Reale
• Godspell – Stephen Schwartz
• Working – Stephen Schwartz
• Charlie Brown the Musical – Clark Gesner

3. Cruise Ships:
• Oceania Marina – Theatre Orchestra/Guest Entertainer Backing Band/Jazz
Combo/Special Events
• Celebrity Infinity – Specialty band
Cover/Original Bands:
• Blackout Funk – Top 40, Soul, R&B, Funk, Pop
• Jake Pardee Band – Jazz, Reggae, Classic Rock (Hendrix, Zeppelin, etc.. ) Top 40,
• The Rip it Ups – Jazz, Rockabilly, Blues, Latin, Originals
• The Long Tones – Top 40, Jazz, Funk, Pop, Originals
• Original Gravity – Progressive Rock, Originals
• Mamadou Diop – African Pop, Reggae, World Fusion, Originals
• Hugh Gilmore Trio – Jazz Standards, Latin Standards, Jazz Ballads, Bebop
• Pulsation – Originals, Outlaw Rock, Funk, R&B, Pop
• Schuyler Grant – Originals, Folk, Singer Songwriter, Country
• Bert Jackson Quartet – Jazz, Latin Jazz, Fusion
• Fred Boyle – Jazz, Latin, Jazz Singers
• Jeff Lockhart with Maro Chon – Blues, Hip Hop, Rock
• 33RDY Baby – Rap
• Sarah Burril – Folk, Rock, Pop
Many More…
Notable Shows:
• Drom Bar - New York City NY
• Funk and R&B Night Hosted by Thaddeus Hogarth – Boston MA
• Jeff Lockhart with Maro Chon – Boston MA
• Johnny D’s – Somerville MA
• Caribbean Jerk Festival Main Stage -Bridgeport CT
• Boston Greenfest Government Center Main Stage– Boston MA
• Times Square - New York City NY
• Beach Comber – Wellfleet MA
• Rockwood Music Hall – New York City NY
• Joey and Johnny Spampinato of NRBQ – Cape Cod MA
Many More…
Studio Experience:
• Hornsby Studios - ’02 ’03 ’04
• Berklee Studios 2013 - Brite Lite Brite “Don’t Tell Me”
• Berklee Studios 2014 - “Songs of Love” Foundation With Andrea Stankevitch
• Brick Hill Studios - Jon Evans, Platinum Recording Engineer and Producer “Pulsation”
2015-2016
• Studio 307 Stafford Springs – 2016
• The Boat House for “Days of Our Lives” (Joey Spampinato) - 2016
Awards:
• Berklee College of Music Judges Choice awards (2)
• All cape and Islands Principal timpanist 3 years
• All Cape and Islands Jazz Drum set
• MVP Musicians Award
• Outstanding Ensemble Leadership